Battle of Changsha (1939) order of battle

The Battle of Changsha (1939) (September 17, 1939 – October 6, 1939) was an unsuccessful attempt by Japan to take the city of Changsha, China, during the second Sino-Japanese War.

The Japanese forces comprised 100,000 troops in 6 Divisions, in addition to many river-going vessels. The Chinese defenders numbered 160,000 troops in 5 Army Groups, 1 Army, and 7 Corps.

Japan

Japan (Early September 1939)^[1]

11th Army - Yasuji Okamura

6th Division - Lt. Gen. Shiro Inaba^[1]
- 11th Infantry Brigade
  - 13th Infantry Regiment
  - 47th Infantry Regiment
- 36th Infantry Brigade
  - 45th Infantry Regiment
  - 23rd Infantry Regiment
- 6th Field Artillery Regiment
- 6th Cavalry Regiment
- 6th Engineer Regiment
- 6th Transport Regiment
106th Division - Lt. Gen. Ryotaro Nakai^[1]
- 111th Infantry Brigade
  - 113th Infantry Regiment
  - 147th Infantry Regiment
- 136th Infantry Brigade
  - 125th Infantry Regiment
  - 145th Infantry Regiment
- 106th Field Artillery Regiment
- 106th Cavalry Regiment
- 106th Engineer Regiment
- 106th Transport Regiment
33rd Division - Lt. Gen. Shigetaro Amakasu
- 33rd infantry Brigade Group:
  - 213th Infantry Regiment
  - 214th Infantry Regiment
  - 215th Infantry Regiment
- 33rd Recon Regiment
- 33rd Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 33rd Military Engineer Regiment
- 33rd Transport Regiment
13th Division - Gen. Shizuichi Tanaka
- Nara Detachment of 13th Division - Major Gen. Akira Nara
  - 26th Infantry Brigade - Major Gen. Akira Nara
    - 58th Infantry Regiment
    - 116th Infantry Regiment
- With elements of:
  - 19th Mountain Artillery Regiment
  - 17th Cavalry Regiment
  - 13th Engineer Regiment
  - 13th Transport Regiment
3rd Division - Lt. Gen. Shinichi Fujita^[1]
- Uemura Detachment of 3rd Division - Major Gen. Mikio Uemura
  - 29th Infantry Brigade - Major Gen. Mikio Uemura
    - 18th Infantry Regiment
    - 34th Infantry Regiment
- With elements of:
  - 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
  - 3rd Cavalry Regiment
  - 3rd Engineer Regiment
  - 3rd Transport Regiment
101st Division - Yaheta Saito,^[1] s/b Lt. Gen. Masatoshi Saito
- 101st Infantry Brigade
  - 101st Infantry Regiment
  - 149th Infantry Regiment
- 102nd Infantry Brigade
  - 103rd Infantry Regiment
  - 157th Infantry Regiment
- 101st Field Artillery Regiment
- 101st Cavalry Regiment
- 101st Engineer Regiment
- 101st Transport Regiment

Naval Forces:

China Area Fleet

11th Sentai
13th Gunboat Unit
Shanghai SNLF (a detachment)
4th Guard Unit

Notes:

Naval forces were involved an opposed landing at the mouth of the Mi-lo River on the Hsiang River "enemy marines, elements of 3rd Division (Uemura Column /29th Bde), scores of ships and more than a 100 motor boats." Troops are identified on map 17 as the Muragami Column.^[1]

China

(Early September 1939)

9th War Area - Chen Cheng

19th Group Army - Lo Cho-ying
- 32nd Army - Sun Ken-tang
  - 139th Division - Li Chao-ying
  - 141st Division - Tang Yung-hang
- 49th Army - Liu Tuo-chuan
  - 105th Division - Wang Tieh-han
  - 9th Reserve Division - Chang Yen-chuan
1st Group Army - Lu Han
- 58th Army - Sun Tu
  - New 10th Division - Liu Cheng-fu
  - New 11th Division - Lu Tao-yuan
- 60th Army - An En-pu
  - 183rd Division - Li Chao-ying
  - 184th Division - Wan Pao-pang
- 2nd Advance Column - ?
  - 6th Kiangsi Preservation Regiment
30th Group Army - Wang Ling-chi
- 78th Army - Hsia Shou-hsun
  - New 13th Division - Liu Juo-pi
  - New 16th Division - Wu Shao-chuan
- 72nd Army - Han Chuan-pu
  - New 14th Division - Chen Liang-chi
  - New 15th Division - Fu-yi
- Hupei Hunan Border Area Advance Force - Fan Sung-pu
  - 8th Army - Li Yu-tang
    - 3rd Division - Chao His-tien
    - 197th Division - Ting Ping-chun
  - 3rd Advance Column - Chung Shih-pan
    - 4th Kiangsi Preservation Regiment - Cheng Chih-ching
    - 5th Kiangsi Preservation Regiment - Chung Shih-pan
    - 9th Kiangsi Preservation Regiment - Hsu Pu-chih
  - 1st Advance Column - Kung Ho-chung
    - Hupei Peace Preservation Regiment - Pi Tsung-yung
27th Group Army - Yang Sen
- 20th Army - Yang Han-yu
  - 133rd Division - Li Chao-ying
  - 134th Division - Yang Kan-tsai
15th Group Army - Kuan Lin-cheng [acting]
- 52nd Army - Chang Yao-ming
  - 2nd Division - Chao Kung-wa
  - 25th Division - Chang Han-chu
  - 195th Division - Chin Yi-chih
- 37th Army - Chen Pei
  - 60th Division - Liang Chung-chiang
  - 95th Division - Lo Chi
- 79th Army - Hsia Chu-chung
  - 98th Division - Wang Chia-pen
  - 82nd Division - Lo Chi-chiang
  - 140th Division - Li Tang
20th Group Army - Shang Chen, Dep:Huo Kuei-chang
- Tung-ting Garrison - Huo Kuei-chang
  - 53rd Army - Chou Fu-cheng
    - 116th Division - Chao Sao-tsung *
    - 130th Division - Chu Hung-hsun *
  - 54th Army - Chen Lieh
    - 14th Division - Chueh Han-chien
    - 50th Division - Chang Chun *
    - 23rd Division - Sheng Feng-yao
- 87th Army - Chou Hsiang-chu
  - 43rd Division - Chin Teh-yang
  - 198th Division - Wang Yu-ying
73rd Army - Peng Wei-jen
- 15th Division - Wang Chih-pin
- 77th Division - Liu Chi-ming
4th Army - Ou Chen
- 59th Division - Chang The-neng
- 90th Division - Chen Yung-chi
- 102nd Division - Po Hui-chang
70th Army - Li Chueh
- 90th Division - Tang Po-yin
- 107th Division - Tuan Heng *
New 6th Army - Chen Chiu-cheng
- 5th Division - Tai Chi-tao *
- 6th Division - Lung Yun-fei *
74th Army - Wang Yao-wu
- 51st Division - Li Tien-hsia
- 57th Division - Shih Chung-cheng
- 58th Division - Chen Shih
5th Army - Tu Yu-ming
- 1st Honor Division - Cheng Tung-kao
- 200th Division - Tai An-lan *
- New 12th Division- Chiu Ching-chuan
99th Army - Fu Chang-fang
- 92nd Division - Liang Han-ming *
- 76th Division - Wang Ling-yun *
- 11th Division - Yey Pei-kao

Notes:

* Uncommitted to battle in the campaign.

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Page 303-311, Map 17.

[hsu-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. Page 303-311, Map 17.

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Battle of Changsha (1939) order of battle

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